Friday 23 September 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 60)
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:15 am
Countdown recap for Friday 23 September 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 60).
C1: Champion Andy Royce (3 wins, 232 points.)
C2: Challenger Jayne Wisniewski.
DC: Susie Dent and Dave Spikey.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Well, thank Countdown it’s Friday, and it’s time to see whether Andy Royce – who survived by the skin of his teeth yesterday after overcoming a 25-point deficit against Jacqui Rowley – can see off the rather familiar-sounding (at least to c4cers) Jayne Wisniewski, whose surname is apparently pronounced ‘wiz-new-ski’, presumably a monicker she picked up courtesy of her husband Eddy. Jayne is originally from Birmingham, although she now lives in Barnt Green in Worcestershire, has started to grow her own vegetables and wants to keep chickens – just like Jeff! Let’s see what transpires...
R01: Y C O P D E I L X
R02: N R A E G R A I S
R03: M N A B W O I T E
R04: V S A I G P E O E
R05: 25, 75, 6, 10, 10, 9. Target: 622.
TTT: ALLDROPS - "All drops to the floor when Eve trims her trees."
R06: R J A I S T L E B
R07: S A T N R I S E M
R08: F T O A N L E O N
R09: T E D R A L O D E
R10: 50, 1, 6, 5, 10, 6. Target: 215.
TTT: INTOBATS - "He's not really into bats, it's more about plants."
R11: Q O N S G I H W U
R12: G T E U M L I O T
R13: N C A T E R P I O
R14: 50, 4, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 163.
R15: E R I C S M Y T H (conundrum)
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It’s harvest festival time and unfortunately Jeff opens the show with a joke, which is basically a long list of puns. Rachel duly groans. Let’s get on with the programme!
Round 1: Y C O P D E I L X
C1: POLICY (6)
C2: POLICED (7)
DC: PLOIDY (6)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Jayne establishes an early lead; Susie defines the amusing-sounding PLOIDY, which is all to do with genetics.
Round 2: N R A E G R A I S
C1: ARRANGES (8)
C2: ARRANGES (8)
DC: ARRANGES (8) GRANARIES (18)
Score: 8–15 (max 25)
Andy and Jayne ARRANGE their letters in the same order, while DC use their loaf to come up with the tasty niner GRANARIES.
Round 3: M N A B W O I T E
C1: WOMBAT (6)
C2: BOWMAN (6)
DC: BOATMEN (7) AMNIOTE (7)
OT: AMBIENT (7)
Score: 14–21 (max 32)
Andy comes up with a cuddly six, Jayne is firing on all cylinders (or should that be all quivers?), and Susie mentions ‘Countdown favourite’ AMNIOTE. Sadly, you can no longer have BATWOMEN – who said sexism was dead?
Round 4: V S A I G P E O E
C1: VISAGE (6)
C2: PAGES (5)
DC: APOGEES (7)
OT: PEAVIES (7)
Score: 20–21 (max 39)
The champion recovers some lost ground, while DC reach their peak with APOGEES. A PEAVY (also PEAVEY) is a lumberer’s cant hook – so that clears that up, then.
Round 5: 25, 75, 6, 10, 10, 9. Target: 622.
C1: 620. (6x(75+25))+10+10 (7)
C2: 625.
RR: 622. ((75-6)x9)+(10/10) (10)
Score: 27–21 (max 49)
A numbers game that turned out to be trickier than it looked, in my opinion. Andy gets closer than Jayne and thus takes the lead for the first time today.
Dave talks about signs in hospitals before moving on to tell a couple of medical anecdotes. As usual, he’s been a good guest to have in DC.
Teatime teaser: ALLDROPS -> POLLARDS
Round 6: R J A I S T L E B
C1: BRISTLE (7)
C2: STABLER (7)
DC: LIBRATES (8)
OT: TABLIERS (8)
Score: 34–28 (max 57)
Susie checks that STABLER is O.K., which of course it is, but it’s nothing to do with keeping horses – it’s merely the comparative of the adjective STABLE.
Round 7: S A T N R I S E M
C1: STRAINS (7)
C2: STREAMS (7)
DC: STRAINS (7) STAINERS (8) SMARTENS (8)
OT: ARTINESS (8) ASTERISM (8) MANTISES (8) MATINESS (8) MINARETS (8) MINSTERS (8) RAIMENTS (8) RETSINAS (8) SEMINARS (8) SMARTIES (8) TRIMNESS (8)
Score: 41–35 (max 65)
This round is the flattest of the day, if you can call it that when they’re all eights! An ASTERISM is a group of stars that’s smaller than a constellation, or three stars arranged in a triangle to draw attention to a piece of text.
Round 8: F T O A N L E O N
C1: FLOAT (5)
C2: FLOAT (5)
DC: FOOTLE (6)
OT: ETALON (6) FOETAL (6) FOLATE (6) FONTAL (6)
Score: 46–40 (max 71)
Round 9: T E D R A L O D E
C1: ADORED (6)
C2: LEOTARD (7)
DC: ALTERED (7) RELOADED (8)
OT: TREADLED (8)
Score: 46–47 (max 79)
“It’s been a while, but LEOTARD is back,” quips Jeff, and by George, I agree with him. Now let’s have some TANGELOS next week for old time’s sake!
OoW: Susie talks about some misnomers that were listed in the first ever edition of the classic “Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable”.
Round 10: 50, 1, 6, 5, 10, 6. Target: 215.
C1: -
C2: 211. Mistake in working.
RR: 215. (50-1-6)x5 (10)
Score: 46–47 (max 89)
Another tricky numbers game to get spot-on if you don’t spot the ‘trick’. It certainly foxed the contestants, with Andy declaring nothing and Jayne misdeclaring (she actually had 212).
Teatime teaser: INTOBATS -> BOTANIST
Round 11: Q O N S G I H W U
C1: SHOWING (7)
C2: SHOWING (7)
DC: HOUSING (7)
Score: 53–54 (max 96)
Round 12: G T E U M L I O T
C1: TOILET (6)
C2: OUTLET (6)
DC: TIMEOUT (7)
Score: 59–60 (max 103)
Andy apologises for offering TOILET, while Jayne declares OUTLET. Words with similar meanings, when you think about it. And now it’s my turn to apologise. Sorry.
Round 13: N C A T E R P I O
C1: POINTER (7)
C2: RECAPTION (18)
Score: 59–78 (max 121)
Was Jayne watching the other day when these letters came up? Probably not, as (a) it was the previous day (in studio terms) and (b) she also had CAPTIONER^ written down. Whatever the truth of the matter, she plumps for the right one and is almost assured of a return visit on Monday. Time to hope for an easy numbers game...
Round 14: 50, 4, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 163.
C1: 163. (50x3)+9+4 (10)
C2: 163. (50x3)+9+4 (10)
Score: 69–88 (max 131)
... and she duly gets what she wished for! Andy sportingly shakes her hand, but we still have the conundrum to go.
Round 15: E R I C S M Y T H
No one buzzes. The answer was CHEMISTRY.
Final Score: 69–88 (max 141)
Another school subject for the conundrum solution and, for the sixth consecutive programme, it’s a member of the audience who has to put the players out of their misery.
Jayne will be back on Monday when Kate Humble returns to DC. I’ll see you next Friday when once more I won’t be doing a recap with two new contestants – unless something really odd happens! Enjoy the warm, sunny weather – if it arrives as expected – but don’t forget to watch Countdown!
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65
C1: Champion Andy Royce (3 wins, 232 points.)
C2: Challenger Jayne Wisniewski.
DC: Susie Dent and Dave Spikey.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Well, thank Countdown it’s Friday, and it’s time to see whether Andy Royce – who survived by the skin of his teeth yesterday after overcoming a 25-point deficit against Jacqui Rowley – can see off the rather familiar-sounding (at least to c4cers) Jayne Wisniewski, whose surname is apparently pronounced ‘wiz-new-ski’, presumably a monicker she picked up courtesy of her husband Eddy. Jayne is originally from Birmingham, although she now lives in Barnt Green in Worcestershire, has started to grow her own vegetables and wants to keep chickens – just like Jeff! Let’s see what transpires...
R01: Y C O P D E I L X
R02: N R A E G R A I S
R03: M N A B W O I T E
R04: V S A I G P E O E
R05: 25, 75, 6, 10, 10, 9. Target: 622.
TTT: ALLDROPS - "All drops to the floor when Eve trims her trees."
R06: R J A I S T L E B
R07: S A T N R I S E M
R08: F T O A N L E O N
R09: T E D R A L O D E
R10: 50, 1, 6, 5, 10, 6. Target: 215.
TTT: INTOBATS - "He's not really into bats, it's more about plants."
R11: Q O N S G I H W U
R12: G T E U M L I O T
R13: N C A T E R P I O
R14: 50, 4, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 163.
R15: E R I C S M Y T H (conundrum)
Countdown is sponsored by Vitabiotics Wellkid.
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It’s harvest festival time and unfortunately Jeff opens the show with a joke, which is basically a long list of puns. Rachel duly groans. Let’s get on with the programme!
Round 1: Y C O P D E I L X
C1: POLICY (6)
C2: POLICED (7)
DC: PLOIDY (6)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Jayne establishes an early lead; Susie defines the amusing-sounding PLOIDY, which is all to do with genetics.
Round 2: N R A E G R A I S
C1: ARRANGES (8)
C2: ARRANGES (8)
DC: ARRANGES (8) GRANARIES (18)
Score: 8–15 (max 25)
Andy and Jayne ARRANGE their letters in the same order, while DC use their loaf to come up with the tasty niner GRANARIES.
Round 3: M N A B W O I T E
C1: WOMBAT (6)
C2: BOWMAN (6)
DC: BOATMEN (7) AMNIOTE (7)
OT: AMBIENT (7)
Score: 14–21 (max 32)
Andy comes up with a cuddly six, Jayne is firing on all cylinders (or should that be all quivers?), and Susie mentions ‘Countdown favourite’ AMNIOTE. Sadly, you can no longer have BATWOMEN – who said sexism was dead?
Round 4: V S A I G P E O E
C1: VISAGE (6)
C2: PAGES (5)
DC: APOGEES (7)
OT: PEAVIES (7)
Score: 20–21 (max 39)
The champion recovers some lost ground, while DC reach their peak with APOGEES. A PEAVY (also PEAVEY) is a lumberer’s cant hook – so that clears that up, then.
Round 5: 25, 75, 6, 10, 10, 9. Target: 622.
C1: 620. (6x(75+25))+10+10 (7)
C2: 625.
RR: 622. ((75-6)x9)+(10/10) (10)
Score: 27–21 (max 49)
A numbers game that turned out to be trickier than it looked, in my opinion. Andy gets closer than Jayne and thus takes the lead for the first time today.
Dave talks about signs in hospitals before moving on to tell a couple of medical anecdotes. As usual, he’s been a good guest to have in DC.
Teatime teaser: ALLDROPS -> POLLARDS
Round 6: R J A I S T L E B
C1: BRISTLE (7)
C2: STABLER (7)
DC: LIBRATES (8)
OT: TABLIERS (8)
Score: 34–28 (max 57)
Susie checks that STABLER is O.K., which of course it is, but it’s nothing to do with keeping horses – it’s merely the comparative of the adjective STABLE.
Round 7: S A T N R I S E M
C1: STRAINS (7)
C2: STREAMS (7)
DC: STRAINS (7) STAINERS (8) SMARTENS (8)
OT: ARTINESS (8) ASTERISM (8) MANTISES (8) MATINESS (8) MINARETS (8) MINSTERS (8) RAIMENTS (8) RETSINAS (8) SEMINARS (8) SMARTIES (8) TRIMNESS (8)
Score: 41–35 (max 65)
This round is the flattest of the day, if you can call it that when they’re all eights! An ASTERISM is a group of stars that’s smaller than a constellation, or three stars arranged in a triangle to draw attention to a piece of text.
Round 8: F T O A N L E O N
C1: FLOAT (5)
C2: FLOAT (5)
DC: FOOTLE (6)
OT: ETALON (6) FOETAL (6) FOLATE (6) FONTAL (6)
Score: 46–40 (max 71)
Round 9: T E D R A L O D E
C1: ADORED (6)
C2: LEOTARD (7)
DC: ALTERED (7) RELOADED (8)
OT: TREADLED (8)
Score: 46–47 (max 79)
“It’s been a while, but LEOTARD is back,” quips Jeff, and by George, I agree with him. Now let’s have some TANGELOS next week for old time’s sake!
OoW: Susie talks about some misnomers that were listed in the first ever edition of the classic “Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable”.
Round 10: 50, 1, 6, 5, 10, 6. Target: 215.
C1: -
C2: 211. Mistake in working.
RR: 215. (50-1-6)x5 (10)
Score: 46–47 (max 89)
Another tricky numbers game to get spot-on if you don’t spot the ‘trick’. It certainly foxed the contestants, with Andy declaring nothing and Jayne misdeclaring (she actually had 212).
Teatime teaser: INTOBATS -> BOTANIST
Round 11: Q O N S G I H W U
C1: SHOWING (7)
C2: SHOWING (7)
DC: HOUSING (7)
Score: 53–54 (max 96)
Round 12: G T E U M L I O T
C1: TOILET (6)
C2: OUTLET (6)
DC: TIMEOUT (7)
Score: 59–60 (max 103)
Andy apologises for offering TOILET, while Jayne declares OUTLET. Words with similar meanings, when you think about it. And now it’s my turn to apologise. Sorry.
Round 13: N C A T E R P I O
C1: POINTER (7)
C2: RECAPTION (18)
Score: 59–78 (max 121)
Was Jayne watching the other day when these letters came up? Probably not, as (a) it was the previous day (in studio terms) and (b) she also had CAPTIONER^ written down. Whatever the truth of the matter, she plumps for the right one and is almost assured of a return visit on Monday. Time to hope for an easy numbers game...
Round 14: 50, 4, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 163.
C1: 163. (50x3)+9+4 (10)
C2: 163. (50x3)+9+4 (10)
Score: 69–88 (max 131)
... and she duly gets what she wished for! Andy sportingly shakes her hand, but we still have the conundrum to go.
Round 15: E R I C S M Y T H
No one buzzes. The answer was CHEMISTRY.
Final Score: 69–88 (max 141)
Another school subject for the conundrum solution and, for the sixth consecutive programme, it’s a member of the audience who has to put the players out of their misery.
Jayne will be back on Monday when Kate Humble returns to DC. I’ll see you next Friday when once more I won’t be doing a recap with two new contestants – unless something really odd happens! Enjoy the warm, sunny weather – if it arrives as expected – but don’t forget to watch Countdown!
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65